Efficacy and Safety of Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Insomnia in Patients With Spinal Metastasis: Protocol of a Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Study
Cuifang Jiang, Mengchen Yin, Xia Peng, Junqiao Zhao, Fan Zhang, Junming Ma, Dong Wang, Yan Cao · 2026
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Jiang, Yin, Peng, and co-authors lay out a trial protocol for electroacupuncture against insomnia after spine-cancer surgery, in this 2026 JMIR Research Protocols article. Patients whose cancer has spread to the spine often cannot sleep after surgery, hurting recovery and prognosis, and sleeping pills bring their own burdens. The multicenter trial will randomize one hundred ninety-six such patients to real electroacupuncture or sham acupuncture, starting the day after surgery.
Each participant receives twelve half-hour sessions over four weeks, and the main outcome is change on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Because high-quality trials in this exact population are scarce, the protocol itself is the contribution: it fixes the design, eligibility criteria, and endpoints in advance. If the treatment works, the authors aim to add a drug-sparing option to postoperative care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Cuifang Jiang, Mengchen Yin, Xia Peng, Junqiao Zhao, Fan Zhang, Junming Ma, Dong Wang, Yan Cao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |